in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 to hunt (animals);  to search (for a criminal);  to go looking for (flowers, etc.);  to gather (mushrooms)
 arm;  skill;  efforts;  ability
 to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 plot of land;  lot;  soil;  locality;  region;  place
 to disappear (of people or animals);  to go (away);  to leave;  to no longer exist
 to think;  to consider;  to think (of doing);  to plan (to do);  to judge;  to assess;  to imagine
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 to take into one's possession;  to receive;  to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet);  to take custody of;  to leave;  to go away
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 to deal with (a person);  to treat;  to deal with (a problem);  to handle;  to operate (e.g. a machine);  to handle;  to deal in
 difficult to ...;  hard to ...
 traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku;  matagi
 to put back;  to return;  to vomit;  to throw up;  to recover (of a market price)
 prey;  catch;  kill;  spoils;  trophy;  loot
 to shoot (at);  to attack;  to defeat;  to destroy
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity
 mind;  heart;  spirit;  the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
 to forget;  to leave carelessly;  to be forgetful of;  to forget about;  to forget (an article)
 to decide to;  to pretend that;  to make a practice of doing;  to make it a rule to
 victory or defeat;  match;  contest;  game
 shot;  charge;  blow;  punch;  home run;  try
 to decide;  to choose;  to clinch (a victory);  to decide (the outcome of a match);  to persist in doing;  to go through with;  to always do
 book;  volume;  this;  present;  main;  head
 one person;  being alone;  being by oneself;  being single;  being unmarried;  by oneself
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
 to use (a thing, method, etc.);  to make use of;  to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.);  to employ;  to use (time, money, etc.);  to spend
 to deliver;  to forward;  to send;  to report;  to notify;  to file notice (to the authorities)
 opponent;  rival;  adversary;  menace;  danger;  threat
 each time;  every time;  whenever (something happens);  on the occasion of
 to mince;  to cut fine;  to carve;  to engrave;  to tick away (time);  to beat out (e.g. rhythm);  to etch (into one's mind)
 (public) notice;  attention;  public eye;  public gaze
 to stop (an activity);  to cease;  to discontinue;  to cancel;  to abandon;  to give up
 which way;  which direction;  which one (esp. of two alternatives);  who
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she